Panama City, FL

Robert Scott

Robert Scott is a seasoned trial lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the injured. In 2010, at just twenty-seven years old, he co-founded Scott & Wallace LLP with his law partner, Clint Wallace. Two years later, at twenty-nine, Robert secured his first recovery exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. At thirty-one, he tried his first wrongful death case to a jury verdict, and by thirty-two, he had obtained his first multimillion dollar recovery. In 2021, Robert served as lead counsel and won a seven-figure verdict recognized as one of the Top 100 Verdicts in Florida that year. Since the firm’s founding, he has personally resolved more than 8,000 injury and wrongful death cases, recovering over 200 million dollars for clients. Scott & Wallace LLP has been ranked among the Best Law Firms in America by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America.

Donald W. St. Denis

Our statewide legal malpractice law firm’s co-founder and senior shareholder, Donald W. St. Denis, is a longtime Jacksonville resident, husband and father who is a board-certified civil trial lawyer by the Florida Bar, and AV rated* by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. St. Denis is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Clint Wallace

Clint Wallace is a seasoned personal injury attorney and partner at Scott & Wallace LLP, a Tallahassee-based law firm recognized nationally for its results and dedication to clients. His practice focuses on personal injury law, including cases involving motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and workers compensation. Clint is licensed to practice in Florida (2008), Alabama (2010), and Georgia (2014), and is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Over the course of his career, he has represented thousands of clients and helped secure more than $200 million in settlements and verdicts. Scott & Wallace LLP has been ranked among the Best Law Firms in America by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America.

Clifford C. Higby

Cliff Higby previously served as the managing partner at the law firm of Bryant, Higby & Barr in Panama City, Florida, where he practiced from 1991 until August 2022, when he and Kevin Barr joined Walborsky Bradley & Fleming, PLLC. Cliff graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1985 and the University of Florida Law Schol (JD 1988). He spent his first 3 years of practice in Jacksonville, Florida with the law firm of Marks Gray before returning to Panama City where he was born and raised. Cliff is in his 36th year of practice, and his focus is exclusively Civil Trial practice in Trial and Appellate courts, primarily on behalf of plaintiffs. His primary areas of practice include personal injury, wrongful death, medical negligence, insurance litigation, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, municipal liability, and products liability. Cliff is admitted to the Florida Bar, and admitted to practice in the US District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Higby has tried numerous Civil Jury Trials in State and Federal Court as lead or co-counsel, and has participated as lead or co-counsel in over 60 Appeals in the Appellate courts for the State of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

C. Glen Ged

C. Glen Ged is a compassionate and dedicated lawyer known for aggressive litigation, successfully representing clients in severe personal injury and wrongful death cases, often resulting in multi-million-dollar resolutions. He is a co-founder of Ged Lawyers, LLP. He is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia. He is an active member of several prestigious organizations including Best of the Best Attorneys, Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, Florida Justice Association, Lawyers of Distinction, Million Dollar Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, Palm Beach County Bar Association, Palm Beach County Justice Association, Super Lawyers, and the South Palm Beach County Bar Association. He is also a Trustee member of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce and a supporter of St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Robert Fleming

A native of Panama City, Florida, Robert graduated with his IB diploma from Rutherford High School. He thereafter attended Duke University on a football scholarship and graduated in 2000. Robert then graduated in 2005 from the Florida State University College of Law with High Honors and in the top 10% of his class. After graduating, Robert spent ten years defending clients primarily in personal injury and employment litigation. His personal injury defense focused on the car crash and premises liability contexts. Robert is licensed to practice in the Florida state courts and the federal courts in the Northern District of Florida and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jay Manuel

Jay Manuel is a founding partner of Manuel & Thompson, P.A. and a practicing attorney with 35 years of experience. From the very beginning, Mr. Manuel focused his practice on civil trial law and matters involving serious personal injury and wrongful death. He is one of less than one percent of practicing Florida lawyers to earn board certification in Civil Trial Law from the Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy.